e-bikes are just super fun to use
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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They are a game changer!
why not both?
Have other people had good experiences using these in Canada?
I would imagine that’s highly dependent upon where in Canada you are.
I'm in NL which is not super bike friendly. Essentially if you want to use these you have to ride on the same road as motorists which they don't take kindly to. Still thinking about it though
I've seen them around, even in the middle of Prairie nowhere. Not in the winter much though. I haven't gotten the chance to try myself.
They’re everywhere in Vancouver. It’s probably better biking weather now than it is most of the summer.
But biking in the snow should not actually be a problem in Canada. It apparently used to be very common. See this video: Not Just Bikes - Why Canadians Can’t bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)
These are also filling up land fills!
ebikes are filling up land fills? Show me where and I'll go and salvage them
Yeah, I'd expect they're mostly recyclable as scrap, and the batteries are full of valuable cobalt that will become more and more recyclable as facilities are built out to extract it.
I guess it makes sense. They're lighter and go slower, and not as big of an investment as a car.